In this NJC ‘Hot Article’, Hiroshi Nishihara and co-workers from the University of Tokyo prepared polymer particles that incorporate 3-Ferrocenylazobenzene motifs. In the solid state, the polymers can be controlled by the green-light-response (photoisomerization) and by the redox reaction of their ferrocene parts. These new entities are possible candidates to act as nano-sized photo-memories or switches.
“Synthesis of photo-switchable 3-FcAB-modified polymer particles” Kosuke Namiki, Masaki Murata, Shoko Kume and Hiroshi Nishihara, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/c1nj20189a.
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This article will be part of the themed issue of NJC honouring the life and work of Prof. Didier Astruc, on the occasion of his 65th birthday – Coming soon.
